Where does “delicare” come from?
delicare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin delico, from Latin deliquare, from Latin deliquo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
delicare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of dēlicō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of dēlicō;...
Ancestry of “delicare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | delico | I reveal or disclose; I clarify or explain |
| 2 | Latin | deliquare | present active infinitive of dēliquō |
| 3 | Latin | deliquo | I fail; fall short; I strain; strain off; to make... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |